Building With Light

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Ever since the invention of the medium, photography has enjoyed a close and mutually stimulating relationship with architecture, underlined by the description of photography as ‘building with light’. This book explores the development of architectural photography and some of its key themes. Among these are the way architectural photography initially relied on pre-photographic modes of architectural rendering; the gradual emergence of a specific aesthetic of architectural photography and the growth of specialist firms documenting the nineteenth-century building boom; the influence of photography during this period on both architectural practice and history; the impact of the invention of half-tone reproduction; the influence of the ‘New Photography’ during the inter-war years and the significance of this period in establishing the camera as the undisputed mediator of architecture; the role of photography in the spread of Modernism; the impact of colour photography during the 1970s and 1980s; and today’s digital revolution. Authoritatively written by a world-renowned expert, and with fascinating and stunning images drawn from collections throughout the world, this book will appeal to architects and photography enthusiasts everywhere.

AUTHOR:
Robert Elwall is Photographs Curator of the Royal Institute of British Architects, London. His acclaimed book Building with Light: The International History of Architectural Photography (Merrell, 2004) was shortlisted for the prestigious CICA and Banister Fletcher book awards.

SELLING POINTS:
Completely international in its coverage of photographers and building locations

Includes many important photographs that have never previously been published

Written by one of the world's leading experts on architectural photography

210 duotone & 40 colour illustrations

ISBN: 9781858942155
Author: ELWALL ROBERT
Format: Hardcover
RRP: $90.00
Pages: 240
Dimension: 286mm X 241mm